Monday, November 24, 2008

On November 24

... 2003 (5 years ago today), a NewsHour reporter declared "the dawn of a new era" in Georgia, a day after 200 guardsman turned against the sitting President, who'd threatened to declare a state of emergency after election irregularities in the Caucasus state whose flag is at right. The events are known as the Rose Revolution. IntLawGrrls posts on more recent events in the country are here.